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I took advantage of the unseasonable warmth this afternoon to open all the apartment windows and do some dyeing: two exercise tops/sports bras, and one short-sleeved silk shirt. I was playing with a two-color effect again, and I think they came out redder, and less purple, than I'd hoped. (I'll be surer once they've dried and I can take a closer look at them.) I may try another batch, maybe blue and black, tomorrow or Friday, if the weather is similar. Or I may just wander around and look at flowering trees. (Many of the Callery pears in midtown have bloomed in the last couple of days, to go with the early cherries up here, and probably elsewhere.)
In the morning, I went to the gym. I didn't get to calling physical therapists to try to make an appointment this afternoon, because the cat distracted me. Maybe tomorrow. (I am not at all sure I want to do PT for the elbow, but I suspect it would be a good idea.)
Cardio, 12 minutes, top heart rate 138
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 9, 9, 10, 10
Psoas, 4 with each leg
Crunches, feet on 55-cm ball, 3 sets of 17
Squats, leaning on 45-cm ball, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, leaning on 45-cm ball, 3 sets of 15
Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 8 pairs
Some standing on the foam roller
Lunges, 2 sets of (10 with each leg forward}
Biceps curls standing on bosu balance thing, 10 pounds each hand, 3 sets of 15
Standing on balance platform, using the "Free motion" machine:
Lat pulldown, 25 pounds, 2 sets of 12; one-legged, 12 each
Back exercise, 15 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Triceps pulldown, 10 pounds, 5, stopped because my left elbow hurt
Stretches
In the morning, I went to the gym. I didn't get to calling physical therapists to try to make an appointment this afternoon, because the cat distracted me. Maybe tomorrow. (I am not at all sure I want to do PT for the elbow, but I suspect it would be a good idea.)
Cardio, 12 minutes, top heart rate 138
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 9, 9, 10, 10
Psoas, 4 with each leg
Crunches, feet on 55-cm ball, 3 sets of 17
Squats, leaning on 45-cm ball, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, leaning on 45-cm ball, 3 sets of 15
Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 8 pairs
Some standing on the foam roller
Lunges, 2 sets of (10 with each leg forward}
Biceps curls standing on bosu balance thing, 10 pounds each hand, 3 sets of 15
Standing on balance platform, using the "Free motion" machine:
Lat pulldown, 25 pounds, 2 sets of 12; one-legged, 12 each
Back exercise, 15 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Triceps pulldown, 10 pounds, 5, stopped because my left elbow hurt
Stretches